Grace and Frankie: New Beginnings (2026) serves as a heartfelt, funny, and deeply emotional epilogue to the beloved Netflix series. Picking up two years after the series finale, the film finds Grace (Jane Fonda) and Frankie (Lily Tomlin) still living together in their beach house — older, a little slower, but as feisty as ever.
Frankie’s health has started to decline, though she refuses to admit it, insisting she’s “just pre-dead.” Grace, meanwhile, is struggling with loneliness after Nick’s passing and a growing sense of irrelevance. When Frankie discovers an old letter from her estranged son Coyote, inviting her to meet his newborn baby, the duo embarks on one last road trip — a wild, cross-country journey filled with chaos, nostalgia, and unexpected self-discovery.
Along the way, they’re joined (begrudgingly) by Brianna (June Diane Raphael) and Mallory (Brooklyn Decker), who are forced to confront their own fractured sisterhood. The movie balances sharp comedy — Grace’s snarky driving lessons, Frankie’s “spiritual GPS” — with tender reflections on aging, regret, and legacy.
In the third act, Frankie collapses during their trip, leading to a tearful hospital scene where she and Grace share one last brutally honest conversation about death and letting go. Frankie’s passing is handled with grace (no pun intended), blending humor and heartbreak — her ashes scattered on the beach with a margarita toast.
The film ends months later: Grace opens a new art foundation in Frankie’s name, teaching creativity and courage to seniors. In the final shot, she sits alone at the beach house sunset, smiling faintly — until a gust of wind knocks over Frankie’s old paintbrush, as if saying, “Still here, Grace.”
Bittersweet, hilarious, and deeply moving, Grace and Frankie: New Beginnings is a beautiful farewell — and a love story between best friends.
